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Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ?

I am so tired of adjusting that terrible pulley that my Linn Sondek has at present.  I cannot stop the belt from slipping, regardless of how many belts I have changed and however many adjustments I have made.  Maybe on my TT, the axis of the motor mount wrt the chassis is bent..... Regardless, I do not want to spend any more money on TTs except maybe just for a new fool proof pulley.  Besides, its sound to me, is still great, when the belt does not slip.

If anyone manufactures a Linn GROOVED pulley for a standard 2 or 3 mm diameter ROUND belt, it would be perfect.  It would be so much more capable of dealing with slight imperfections and age and mechanics of older TTs, which I am prepared to live with.

Anyone know any third parties doing this ?

Thanks

cakyol

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I've had my LP 12 for 22 years and I've never experienced anything as described by the OP. If the motor is sitting wrong, the motor adjustment screws are out of whack. Belt might be worn out too. I suggest it's time for a tuneup by a person who knows how to set up and optimize an LP12. 
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@lewm 

My LP12 is 24 years old and has proven to be bullet proof

 

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@dover 

I've owned my LP12 for 24 years. I have found it to be completely reliable, and certainly not for masochists. Seems you may have had a bad experience with LP12's that did not old their adjustments, but that's 30 years or so in the past. 

 

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I read it as he wants a new pulley that accommodates a round belt and he wants to use a round belt. Linn does not use a round belt. 

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I read it as he wants a new pulley that accommodates a round belt and he wants to use a round belt. Linn does not use a round belt. 

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@dover 

How many times the bearing has been redesigned ?

How many times the subclasses has been redesigned ?

How many time have they redesigned the power supply ?

To answer these 3 - fewer times than most other companies have introduced new models. No upgrades are forced. If a new model were introduced every 8 years would that be a con job?

You could have spent $40k on a fully fruited Linn only a few years ago and its still out of date.

A maxed out LP12, a few years ago, wasn't $40,000; and it wasn't $30,000 either. It was in the $20's

You don't like the LP12- that's fine, but plenty folks like it and appreciate that their older tables are not made obsolete every few years. 

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@dover 

No one seems to complain that the Corvette has been through multiple generations since 1972. I guess they never got that right either. Nor a Porsche 911. 

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